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COUNCIL leader John Halsall has apologised for a Facebook post that linked the murder of three men in Reading on Saturday night with the Black Lives Matter movement. On Sunday,...

FLAGS across Wokingham borough are being flown at half-mast in memory of George Floyd.  Today marks a month since he was choked to death by police officers in the United...

The victim — a man in his twenties — was knocked unconscious and suffered a bleed on the brain. He required hospital treatment and has since been discharged.

A survey will help local businesses recover from the pandemic – once it has the responses it needs.  Thames Valley Berkshire LEP is asking Berkshire companies to share their experiences...

WOKINGHAM Borough Council has launched a survey to hear from residents about their experiences of racism. They are also asking if there are any monuments, places or road names which...

A THAMES VALLEY company has helped Wokingham businesses by launching what it says is the UK’s first completely touch-free wireless hand sanitiser dispenser in response to the coronavirus crisis. The...

AN EMERGENCY debate into the Reading Terrorist Attack saw Reading East MP Matt Rodda praise the work of the emergency services while sharing his sorrow at the tragic events. The...

PARLIAMENT is to hold a minute’s silence in honour of the three people who were killed in the terrorist attack in Reading. The speaker of the House of Commons, Sir...

THE ECONOMIC recovery from the coronavirus will rely in part on people getting back to the shops, pubs and restaurants.  Sir John Redwood has set out some ideas in a...

“We have heard so many young people talk about the amazing impact James had on their lives and the real appreciation they felt and the loss that they now feel.”...